Hector Zayas, LMHC

Hector Zayas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who focuses on helping people move forward from addiction, trauma, and related struggles. He brings eleven years of practice and lived experience in long-term recovery to sessions. Hector aims to be direct and practical while remaining patient and compassionate. He works to create clear goals and steady progress for people feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, depression, or problems with substance use.

Hector uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. He draws on client-centered listening to understand what matters most to the individual. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. Motivational Interviewing is part of his toolbox when people are weighing change and need help finding reasons to move forward.

His background includes many years working with people in recovery and with veterans, informed by his own military experience and recovery journey. That combination shapes a practical, no-nonsense style that still values empathy and respect. Hector can help with grief, anger, relationship strain, control issues, and several forms of addiction and process problems.

Sessions focus on real-world skills, straightforward conversation, and goals you can try between meetings. He encourages people to set small, achievable steps and checks progress along the way. If you want a steady, experienced clinician who emphasizes recovery and problem-solving, Hector offers an approach built around practicality and ongoing support.

How Hector’s Approaches Work Online

Hector uses Client-Centered Therapy to make space for your concerns and priorities. This approach centers on listening and responding to what you say so sessions follow your needs. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT to spot patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems alive, and then practices alternative responses you can try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Hector treats the choice of method as collaborative and will adjust techniques based on your goals, preferences, and what you find helpful. He emphasizes teamwork when deciding whether to focus on coping skills, motivation for change, or trauma-related processing.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep steady progress with homework between meetings and apply skills in real life, since sessions can be scheduled around daily routines.